Last Updated:June 19, 2025, 12:32 IST
The joint venture between Dassault Aviation and Reliance Aerostructure – DRAL was established in 2017.
Reliance Infra, Dassault Aviation to Build Falcon 2000 Jets in India
Reliance Infra Share Price: Shares of Reliance Infrastructure, a company owned by Anil Ambani, rallied up to 5 per cent intraday on Thursday following the announcement of a partnership with France aviation company and Rafael maker Dassault Aviation. The scrip opened at Rs 403 apiece in today’s session, against the previous day close at Rs 386.05 apiece.
By the time of writing this report, today’s gains had reversed, so the scrip traded flat. Over the past one month, shares of Reliance Infrastructure have given over 40 per cent returns to investors.
The agreement between Dassault Aviation and Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary, Reliance Aerostructure Limited (RAL) happened on June 18 at the Paris Air Show. The manufacturing of Falcon 2000 business executive jets will be happened in India as per the agreement between two companies. Dassault Aviation will manufacture Falcon 2000 jets outside of France for the first time in its storied history.
This also marks a pivotal movement as India will enter into the elite club of countries producing next-generation business jets, alongside the United States, France, Canada, and Brazil.
The state-of-the-art, final assembly line for Falcon 2000 jets will be established in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Dassault Aviation will also transfer the assembly of the front section of Falcon 8X and Falcon 6X, in addition to the wings and complete fuselage assembly of Falcon 2000 to DRAL. The transfer of assembly operations combined with major facility upgrades, will pave the way for the first flight of Falcon 2000 ‘Made in India’ from Indian soil by 2028.
The joint venture between Dassault Aviation and Reliance Aerostructure – DRAL was established in 2017. The operations commenced with the setting up of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Mihan, Nagpur, later that year. Since delivering its first Falcon 2000 front section in 2019, DRAL has assembled over 100 major sub-sections for the Falcon 2000, underscoring its world-class precision manufacturing capabilities and playing an integral role in Falcon = global production program.
DRAL is expected to recruit several hundred engineers and technicians over the next decade to support its expanding operations.
Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. He completed his post-graduation diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Inst…Read More
Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. He completed his post-graduation diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Inst… Read More
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